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Shaheen & Gordon founders, William H. Shaheen and Steven M. Gordon,
served together as the United States Attorney and Assistant United States
Attorney for New Hampshire from 1976 through 1981. When they left the
U.S. Attorney’s Office, they went into private practice together.
Their background in criminal prosecution formed the cornerstone of their
criminal defense team in private practice.

Blog Posts in 2013

3 Nov. 2013

November 2013 Healthcare Legal Update

Posted By Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.

In this month's healthcare legal update, we discuss how the health insurance marketplace suffers from significant flaws in its first month and much more. To read out latest healthcare legal update, click here. #healthcarelaw

3 Oct. 2013

October 2013 Healthcare Legal Update

Posted By Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.

Health insurance marketplaces are now open. Read our October 2013 Healthcare Legal Update for all the information you'll need in preparation for these marketplaces. Click here to read our October 2013 Legal Update.

3 Sep. 2013

September 2013 Healthcare Legal Update

Posted By Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.

Insurance Marketplaces Open in October! Individual and small business health insurance marketplaces (also known as “exchanges”) become available throughout the United States on October 1, 2013, for coverage beginning January 1, 2014. Read more about Insurance Marketplace openings and more in our latest healthcare update. Click here for more information

5 Aug. 2013

Is It Always Illegal to Refuse a Breath Test?

Posted By Shaheen & Gordon, P.A.

New Hampshire law enforcement uses chemical tests to determine blood alcohol concentration after DWI and related types of traffic arrests. One method of chemical testing is breath testing, which measures the level of ethanol on a person's breath and translates this into an estimated percentage of blood alcohol concentration (BAC). Anyone who tests at.08 percent or higher can be charged with ...

12 Jul. 2013

In New Hampshire, Zero Tolerance is not Set at Zero

Posted By Shaheen & Gordon P.A.

If you are under the age of 21, and are arrested for an underage DWI charge, you may be able to avoid conviction if you can prove that you weren't over the BAC limit for the state. Many states accepted the blanket federal law which says that drivers under the age of 21 cannot have a BAC of even 0.01%. The federal zero-tolerance policy says that if even a small drop of alcohol is detected in an ...

Wrongful Death Toxic Exposure Case

Successfully achieved a resolution consistent with the interests of a defendant public waste water treatment plant and its insurer after years of litigation in a case alleging wrongful death from exposure to bio-solids (sludge).

Appeal to the N.H. Supreme Court

$175,000

Earned not guilty verdict after trial against the New Hampshire State Police where client was lost and out of gas on the side of I-93, Trooper alleged odor of alcohol, client admitted to consumption of alcohol and allegedly failed field sobriety cases.

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